Fractures

Name: Fractures at Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated
Start: 9/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098288 · 9/8/2023 · Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated
Location: 300 Palm Street, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18505
NAICS: 313320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee used a forklift to lift an electric pallet jack so they could diagnose a problem with the pallet jack. The pallet jack fell off the forklift forks and struck the employee. He sustained fractures to the ribs and pelvis. He also fell, landing on a stack of pallets which fractured his left forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown